Orraya
Orraya occultus, also known as McIlwraith leaf-tailed gecko or the long-necked northern leaf-tailed gecko, is a species in a monotypic genus of Australian gecko.[2] It is restricted to higher elevations in the McIlwraith Range in northeastern Queensland.[3]
- For the African genus called leaf-tailed geckos, see Uroplatus
Orraya | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Carphodactylidae |
Genus: | Orraya Couper, Covacevich, Schneider and Hoskin, 2000 |
Species: | O. occultus |
Binomial name | |
Orraya occultus (Couper, Covacevich & Moritz, 1993) | |
Synonyms | |
Saltuarius occultus Couper, Covacevich & Moritz, 1993 |
References
- Hoskin, C., Couper, P. & Amey, A. 2018. Orraya occultus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T178382A83325202. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178382A83325202.en. Downloaded on 20 December 2018.
- "Orraya occultus". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- "Phyllurus caudiannulatus". The Queensland Museum. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
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